Financial Aid Dates & Deadlines

An important part of managing your financial aid is meeting deadlines. We’re here to help you ensure that you meet all requirements needed to access financial aid, while watching important dates and deadlines in the process.

Financial Aid Dates and Deadlines

El Camino is committed to helping you through the financial aid process so you can access your awards. We invite you to contact online staff or reach us via email or phone. When emailing us, use your El Camino email account. To protect your personal info, we can’t respond to emails from non-ECC addresses. Be sure to include your El Camino student ID number. If you visit Financial Aid Office or lab, be sure to bring your El Camino student ID or any government-issued photo ID.

Important Financial Aid Dates and Deadlines
2021-2022 Financial Aid Disbursement Priority Deadline	July 1, 2021
2021-2022 Cal Grant GPA Verification Form Deadline	August 20, 2021
2021-2022 Cal Grant – Deadline to Complete FAFSA for Cal Grant	September 3, 2021
2020-2021 Deadline to submit corrections for the 2020-21 FAFSA. Corrections submitted after Central Processing Systems closes the year for corrections, will not be processed.	September 11, 2021
First day to submit the 2022-2023 FAFSA	October 1, 2021
Expected Family Contribution Appeal Deadline	November 5, 2021
Submission deadline for Financial Aid Paperwork to Receive Federal Pell Grant for the Fall 2021 Semester	November 5, 2021
Dependency Override Appeal Deadline	November 5, 2021
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Deadline for Fall 2021 semester	November 12, 2021
Last day to complete FAFSA or CA Dream Act for CA College Promise Grant for Fall 2021 Semester	December 10, 2021
Last day to complete FAFSA or CA Dream Act for CA College Promise Grant for Winter 2022 Semester	February 4, 2022
2022-2022 Cal Grant GPA Verification Form Deadline	February 18, 2022
2022-2022 Cal Grant—Deadline to Complete FAFSA for Cal Grant	March 4, 2022
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Deadline for Spring 2022 semester	March 6, 2022
Expected Family Contribution Appeal Deadline	March 6, 2022
Submission deadline for Financial Aid Paperwork to Receive Federal Pell Grant for Spring Semester	March 6, 2022
Dependency Override Appeal Deadline	March 6, 2022
Last day to complete FAFSA or CA Dream Act for CA College Promise Grant for Spring 2022 Semester	June 10, 2022
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Deadline for Summer 2022	July 14, 2022
Expected Family Contribution Appeal Deadline	July 14, 2022
Submission deadline for Financial Aid Paperwork to Receive Federal Pell Grant for Summer Term	July 14, 2022
Dependency Override Appeal Deadline	July 14, 2022
Last day to complete FAFSA or CA Dream Act for CA College Promise Grant for Summer 2022 Semester	August 11, 2022
Deadline to apply for a Cal Grant for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.	September 2, 2022
2021-2022 Deadline to submit corrections for the 2021-22 FAFSA. Corrections submitted after Central Processing Systems closes the year for corrections, will not be processed.	September 10, 2022

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Financial Aid

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